How common is the surname Lesueur?

1,216 people in the United States had the surname Lesueur in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 253,903 Americans. It ranked 21,483rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lesueur?

Meridel Le Sueur, American writer and social activist (1900–1996).

Where is the surname Lesueur most common?

Wikidata records people named Lesueur in the United States.

Is the surname Lesueur getting more or less common?

More common. 1,059 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,216 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Lesueur

A surname, carried by 1,216 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lesueur is more common than 86.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,216 people named Lesueur in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 253,903 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,059.

#21,483

rank among US surnames

1,216

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+14.8%

change since 2000 (was #22,654)

Who is named Lesueur

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

76% of people named Lesueur identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lesueurs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Meridel Le Sueur
American writer and social activist (1900–1996)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lesueur

Lesueur has the Soundex code L260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L260.

Questions

How common is the surname Lesueur?: 1,216 people in the United States had the surname Lesueur in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 253,903 Americans. It ranked 21,483rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lesueur?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Lesueur identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lesueur?: Meridel Le Sueur, American writer and social activist (1900–1996).
Where is the surname Lesueur most common?: Wikidata records people named Lesueur in the United States.
Is the surname Lesueur getting more or less common?: More common. 1,059 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,216 in 2010, up 15%.